03/18/15: EPIC NEW VIDEO FOR ARNOCORPS AT HOODSLAM!
Check out the EPIC new video of ArnoCorps at Oakland, California's legendary Hoodslam filmed and edited by Mark Johnson, featuring their song TOTAL RECALL off of "The Greatest Band Of All Time" LP OUT NOW!

bATcast #118 is up! Alternative Tentacles Records is proud to present Stig Stench of Stench RADIO Productions who sat down with Bob Weber, the legendary drummer of REALLY RED on his show at www.stenchradio.com on Feb. 22, 2015! Stenchradio.com was kind enough to lend us the interview as our latest bATcast! Enjoy!

03/02/15: ALTERNATIVE TENTACLES TO RELEASE "THIS IS NOT FOR CHILDREN" BY MISCHIEF BREW
Philly anarcho-punk/folk troubadours MISCHIEF BREW celebrate their 15th year not with a champagne toast, but by barreling into the bar and slamming down "This Is Not For Children," their fourth studio album in stores everywhere this May on Alternative Tentacles Records.

Recorded at Permanent Hearing Damage by Steve Roche - who recorded many of the band's early releases including "Songs From Under The Sink" - it breathes and bleeds a tough spirit that could only have been born in the streets, bars, and empty warehouses of Philadelphia, PA.

Check out the new video for "O, Pennsyltucky!" off of "This Is Not For Children" by Mischief Brew

bATcast #117 is up! Alternative Tentacles Records staff members Dominic and Intern Alex-Chelsea sit down with Christian Beaulieu, vocalist for PEACE CREEP to talk about their debut EP on AT, the music scene, and what's next!

IN STORES NOW The THREE volume Really Red collection is out now on Alternative Tentacles Records! Vol. 1: Teaching You The Fear LP, Vol. 2: Rest In Pain LP, Vol 3. New Strings For Old Puppets LP, and the double CD set Really Red The Complete Discography: 1979-1985 are all out today and available for sale at www.alternativetentacles.com!

To celebrate the release of the three volume set of the complete REALLY RED discography, a series of three release parties in Texas have been announced that will feature tribute sets by the Texas Biscuit Bombs and Talk Sick Brats and guest appearances by original members drummer Bob Weber, guitarist Kelly Younger, and bassist John Paul Williams!

REALLY RED drummer Bob Weber looking at the new reissues on January 29, 2015!

01/28/15: DIGITAL ONLY SERIES ALBUMS NOW STREAMING ON BANDCAMP
DIGITAL MADNESS!

We've added three albums from our Digital Only Series to our bandcamp this week:
The satirical folk punk of Fish Karma and the Love Generation "Lethal Fairy Tales" , the psychotropic sounds of Turn Me On Dead Man "Sunshine Suicide", and the hauntingly beautiful Ani Kyd "Entangle" the all available for full streaming and download at our BANDCAMP PAGE

01/21/15: REALLY RED TRIBUTE RELEASE SHOWS ANNOUNCED!
To celebrate the release of the three volume set of the complete Really Red﻿ discography on Feburary 3rd, a series of three release parties in Texas have been announced that will feature tribute sets by the Texas Biscuit Bombs and Talk Sick Brats﻿ and guest appearances by original members drummer Bob Weber, guitarist Kelly Younger, and bassist John Paul Williams!

For more Alternative Tentacles bands on tour, check out our TOURS PAGE

01/13/15: FRANTIX and ITCHY-O ALBUMS ADDED TO BANDCAMP!

We have uploaded two more albums to our bandcamp account, which will be streaming for free in their entirety all week! Both albums are available for purchase, and now you can hear FRANTIX "MY DAD'S A FUCKIN' ALCOHOLIC" LP and ITCHY-O "BURN THE NAVIGATOR" LP at https://alternativetentacles.bandcamp.com/

12/15/14: bATcast #115: Jello Biafra!

Check out the latest bATcast featuring Jello Biafra!

Jello Biafra stops in to pay respect to the passing of his friend, Brian "Wimpy Roy" Goble (vocalist of Subhumans Canada) and takes time to answer questions submitted by fans on Facebook!

Find the latest episode on iTunes or listen to ANY of our podcasts here: http://www.alternativetentacles.com/batcast.php

12/12/14: HOLIDAY MAILORDER DEADLINES!
Here are the deadlines for you to place DOMESTIC mail orders- these will ensure that things will arrive by 12/24.
Media mail deadline: December 15th
Priority mail deadline: December 17th
If you're overseas or in Canada/Mexico, order now and *hopefully* your order will arrive in time, but it will be pretty close. It will depend on how far away you are and your country's postal service.
Thanks to everyone for your support over the years- Wrap up 2014 with The Bat!

12/11/14: HOLIDAY SHIPPING DEADLINES FOR ALTERNATIVE TENTACLES
With the holidays rapidly approaching, this is just a friendly reminder to make sure to please place all orders by Monday, December 15th to ensure their arrival well before the 25th. After Monday, we can not guarantee they will be delivered by Christmas. It may or may not make it! So please get your orders in early, and we'll make sure we get them out ASAP!
Thanks all! Happy Holidays!

12/08/14: Rest In Peace Brian "Wimpy Roy" Goble of Subhumans Canada
It is with incredible sadness and the deepest regret that we report the passing away of our dear friend, Brian "Wimpy Roy" Roy Goble of SUBHUMANS (Canada), as well as being known for The Skulls, D.O.A.. We are all heartbroken here and extend our deepest condolences to his friends and family. He will be missed.

11/25/14: ALTERNATIVE TENTACLES TO RELEASE ENTIRE REALLY RED CATALOG AS 3 LP'S AND ONE DOUBLE CD SET
Alternative Tentacles is proud to present the first-ever complete, three volume, reissue of Texas Punk legends, REALLY RED. None of their catalog has been available for years - some not for decades! This collection will be our first release of the new year and the three vinyl LP's and double CD set will be in stores everywhere on January 20th.

REALLY RED was the backbone of Houston's underground from the early punk era clear through 80's hardcore. Like The Dicks in Austin, they directly challenged an insanely violent policed department at no small risk to their own lives. Their sound itself had more art and post-punk elements then most, with a musical and lyrical depth on par with bands like Mission of Burma, Wire, or Dead Kennedys. Singer Ronnie Bond (U-Ron Bondage) was never afraid to push intelligence or mess with Texas in general. Kelly Younger's guitar style is as unique in it's own way as the Gang of Four. Couple that with Bob Weber's taut, precise, and sometimes unorthodox drum patterns that would not be heard again until John Wright of No Means No. This is all driven forward by the constant pumping elastic bass of John Paul Williams. This collection presents the sound better then it has ever been, so hear them again for the first time - or the first time EVER.

Alternative Tentacles will be releasing this as a three part LP vinyl collection.

Virus 454 "Volume 1: Teaching You The Fear" is the much loved first album that's been unavailable since Empty Records reissued it 10 years ago. More manic and locked-in then the early singles, this is REALLY RED in their prime; fired up and focused to lay down what they likely thought was their one shot to get it all on vinyl.

Virus 455 "Volume 2: Rest In Pain" is at last, the long lost second album that hardly any of the REALLY RED fans back then knew existed! Unavailable for almost 30 years, now all tracks are restored for the first time ever, with vastly improved sound.

The Sound is fiercer and heavier, but still vintage REALLY RED. Now the damage of Reagan was now in everyone's face, and the music was the only thing about the 80's that didn't suck.

Virus 456 "Volume 3 "News Strings For Old Puppets" could be the sleeper hit of the bunch. Here in one place are all the highly sought after REALLY RED 7"s, plus more from the early days that's never been released in ANY form until now.

Starts with the KBD cult classic "Modern Needs" and the even rarer "Crowd Control" singles, followed by an unlikely punk cover of Petula Clark's "Downtown". Finally seeing the light for the first time is "Little Death", the song Jello wanted for the Alternative Tentacle's compilation "Let Them Eat Jellybeans", that only survived on a cassette he found in his vaults.

Then it's on to the hardcore era and the "New Strings..." EP itself. Then a final rewind to the live songs originally released as the "Official Bootleg". Despise Moral Majority". The sound is dramatically improved, and it ain't a muddy bootleg anymore!

For CD buyers, Virus 457 "Teaching You The Fear: The Complete Collection 1978-1985" has it all here in one double-disc set. The classic "Teaching You The Fear" LP, the long-lost second album, "Rest In Pain", and plus all their sought-after 7"s, and some unreleased gems to boot.

A true classic band of it's time- or any time. Restored and re-mastered by Jello Biafra to sound better then ever!